Only way to stop or at least slow down this nonsense with these kids out here criming it up is holding the parents accountable. If they can't take care of em, send em to someone who will.
4am in a stolen car? Pathetic.
That actually doesn't work.
If your kid steals, and you get punished, your child who gets punished, but doesn't learn, isn't going to go "
damn, they punished moms and dad, I gotta do better
"
That hasn't worked at any point in history in any scenario on planet earth.
Only way a person can truly change is if they want to. There's no punishment someone can force on someone else that going to make you change.
Only plausible way your scenario would work would be to allow parents to do whatever they want or can to their juvenile children, including beating and or torturing them. You probably wouldn't support parents chaining their own kids in the bedroom with literal chains and keys from 9pm to 7am.
The kid made his own decisions. He didn't ask his parents permission or insight, advice or tips. He dug his own grave, he has to lay in it.